The National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control Scheme • Set up in 1994 • Source of external quality control for U.K. competent monitoring authorities; open to consultants and non-U.K. participants • Reports to the Healthy & Biological Diverse Seas Evidence Group under the U.K.’s Marine Monitoring & Assessment Strategy • Helps to standardise results and methods by providing Best Practice guides, taxonomic workshops and training exercises • Comprises a number of biological component modules • New components are developed as and when required, as determined by monitoring needs Benthic Invertebrates Modules: • ID Ring Tests • Own Samples • Workshops • Laboratory Reference Manager: [email protected]Fish Modules: • Ring Test • Workshops • Reverse Ring Test Manager: [email protected]1
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The National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control Scheme
• Set up in 1994 • Source of external quality control for U.K. competent monitoring authorities; open to consultants and non-U.K.
participants• Reports to the Healthy & Biological Diverse Seas Evidence Group under the U.K.’s Marine Monitoring &
Assessment Strategy • Helps to standardise results and methods by providing Best Practice guides, taxonomic workshops and training
exercises• Comprises a number of biological component modules• New components are developed as and when required, as determined by monitoring needs
Benthic Invertebrates
Modules:• ID Ring Tests• Own Samples• Workshops• Laboratory ReferenceManager: [email protected]
The National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control Scheme
Macroalgae & Seagrasses
Modules:• Rocky Shore Algae ID Ring Test• Opportunistic Macroalgae % Cover Ring Test• Opportunistic Macroalgae Biomass Ring Test• Seagrass % Cover Ring Test• Workshops
NEW - UNDER DEVELOPMENT• New elements are being brought into the scheme, currently Epibiota, Zooplankton & Saltmarsh plants • Other biological quality elements will be developed as required by monitoring needs
Epibiota• Best Practice Guide is being producedManager: [email protected]
Zooplankton• Pilot Ring Test 2014/2015• Workshop 2015
